As I prepare for the birth of my second child, I cannot help but to think back to the traumatic experience we had with my son's birth. I would be lying to say I wasn't still a little angry almost 2 years and a bogus apology later. I may have been 18, but I surely was not naive about the woman wanting to put a needle in my son's spine when he was a mere 2 days old. I will never forget the lump in my throat as I requested a second opinion because who was I to question a doctor?
It didn't take long to find out I made the right decision asking for a second opinion and a different doctor to see my baby, but it did take a heart wrenching amount of pain and more strength than I knew I had. In order to see a different doctor, my two day old baby had to go on a 45 minute ambulance ride that I couldn't accompany him on. I signed more paperwork than it took to buy a home in order to make sure he saw the right people and they still lost his name along the way. I had to get myself discharged from the hospital 2 days early and a mere 48 hours after abdominal surgery because there was no way I was spending more time away from my little guy than necessary. There is no possible way to describe the amount of relief I felt when I got to hold my little boy in my arms again. It was a couple of hours that we were separated so I could get myself taken care of and discharged, but it felt like ages. Finding out he was okay despite the false accusations and concerns was the confirmation I never knew I needed that we were going to be 'okay' because my instincts were not going to let me down. It was an unimaginable breath of fresh air and load off of my shoulders that he got medical clearance and was a perfectly healthy baby boy from some of the best doctors in the country.
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Megan is a stay-at-home mom to a stubborn and charming toddler and adorable baby girl. She is a freelance writer who hasn't slept in way too long.. She survives off of the pot of coffee her wonderful husband makes her FRESH each morning and any snack she can grab while keeping up with her little ones. Archives
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